No. 2,625 in Russian
увидел
"Saw" (past tense of "see").
In a sentence
Я увидел птицу, сидящую на дереве.
I saw a bird sitting on a tree.
Here 'увидел' is past tense of 'видеть', meaning 'I saw', indicating the act of visually perceiving the bird.
Он случайно увидел старую фотографию в альбоме.
He accidentally saw an old photograph in an album.
In this context, 'увидел' means 'he saw', emphasizing the incidental discovery of the photograph.
Когда я увидел её улыбку, я улыбнулся в ответ.
When I saw her smile, I smiled in return.
Here, 'увидел' conveys the moment of noticing or perceiving her smile visually.
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